That is a cool comment :) If I am not mistaken, certain types of movie-productions try to refrain from using smartphones or tablet devices since they are emotionally connected to everyday life and work. Maybe a sentiment that will play a role in future car design.
@@91Bear Where? I would love to see where there is an equivalent, ultra luxury car today for that money and that doesn't use lazy design and a touch screen.
I think its great that Nethercutt keeps these classic works of art in running condition, and we get to see them on the road. Thanks Jay and Cameron! I'll definitely stop by the Nethercutt Collection next time I'm in LA.
Jay's consistent engagement with the younger generation of auto enthusiasts - from curators of world-famous automotive museums to the average Joe who did a nice job restoring his BMW 2002 tii - is such an admirable trait. He's consciously engaging with these younger guys almost as an unspoken duty to preserve a broader interest in the classic auto history to carry on the stories and his legacy. Good on you Jay, and wow, what a stunning motor! Thanks again!
I found it kind of funny that Jay knows more about the technical side of antique cars and the 'do's and don'ts' than Cameron. And its not even Jay's profession!
@@bradpriebe9218 not really a matter of money, a lot these cars if wrecked would be irreplaceable. But the way Jay sees it if they aren't being driven they really being experienced and there is not reason to have it.
Well, when one is worth 300 million dollars, one can drive 8 figure cars in city traffic! Because one can afford to fix or replace them in the event of an accident.
@@Mrcaffinebean Well, it can come awful close! Jay is famous for doing complete ground up restorations. Right down to the frame. If he cannot find parts, he literally finds companies that will make them for him as he is able to get the original manufacturer specs. He's very good at it. Did you see the video on the Duesenberg he bought in New York City that had been owned by the Strauss heirs? You know, the ones that owned Macy's and went down on the Titanic? The car was basically trash. But since Jay is the second owner, he literally had the entire car rebuilt. He even had screws manufactured because he could not get the originals. I heard it cost him over $200K! But that car sure is beautiful. I don't see an accident so severe that the car cannot be rebuilt. Unless the frame is bent beyond straightening and he cannot get or have another one built.
@@tolanstout He's the youngest member of the Nethercutt family and, in this video as well as others, has clearly demonstrated a deep knowledge of the cars in the Nethercutt collection. He is probably set to inherit it all eventually, and just like any inheritor of something so large and complex that affects many people should do, he is involved in daily operations of the collection and probably regularly taught by his father about the cars he will eventually be curating solo. He kept a constant conversation going with Jay, and Jay almost never interrupts him (the way he does with many of his guests) so that right there is a sign of respect.
Another great one from Jay. Coincidentally, I recently bought a book on cars built from 1886-1940, authored by Rob De La Rive Box. The I.F is featured. I did not know that I.F produced a smaller car designed by 18 year old Ettore Bugatti! In 1910, I.F were the first producer to construct cars with 4 wheel brakes and later, they were first manufacturer to build a straight 8. Apparently, this was bored out to 7372 c.c. producing 160 bhp @ 3000 rpm. What an amazing car the 8a and later, the 8b were. I had never heard of them until I bought my book. Thanks Jay!
According to Borgeson, the little I.F. (Model F.E.N.C.) was designed by the long forgotten Giuseppe Stefanini whose design inspired the layout of the small Bugattis. Ettore did not work for I.F.
Thanks Nethercutt Museum for sharing this rare marque!!! It's truck-like qualities definitely resonate over the screen, along with it's delicate artisan qualities. This would've made one hell of a tow truck conversion, which were the fate of more than a few of these kinda cars by the '40s. They were more truck-like than the trucks of the time! This could probably pull a whole line-up of AA Ford trucks.
I sure wish I could afford just ONE of the kind of cars Jay has in his collection. But they are way out of my price range. I do have a couple classic cars and one antique but they really aren't rare cars.
Ahh, there it is. At last. The magnificent Isotta Fraschini Landaulet Type 8A. Thank you for finding and having Nethercutt Collection/Museum show everybody this fine jewel of a vehicle. An absolute beauty. The lines. The body design. I've been waiting so long for this, that I had forgotten my desperate request for it some time ago. To be motored is different from driving. The intercom........ My H-bomb for this intercom. And if this vehicle could talk, it would say: "I'm big. It's the automobile industry that got small". Thanks man for taking the time and going through the efforts of showing this beauty. Much appreciated. Regards from Denmark, Scandinavia. Oh.....have you had a look into the Bessler Brothers and their high pressure steam powered airplane that apparently was so silent, that the pilot could yell down during a fly over and ask someone to put the kettle over the stove, so that he could have a cup of coffee after landing.
I like how Jay teaches and educates. Especially how young Cameron is, priceless knowledge. Love these older obscure cars the best and glad places like this preserve them!
Yes I picked up on that too. Jay definitely knows a LOT more than Cameron about antique cars. And its not even his profession! Jay is like a walking encyclopedia of how these cars used to be run back in the day. He knows all the 'do's and don'ts' it seems!
What a phenomenon. Engine, styling, materials, the get up, the detailing, the classy paint work...all things being equal, what really got to me was that deep deep growl of the straight-8. From way down under...wow.
Another member of automotive royalty! Wonderful! Looking forward to the Maybach and the Hispano-Suiza H6! I’m handicapped and traveling is difficult- I’ll never make it to Nethercutt. Thank you Cameron for sharing these priceless cars with Jay-and us!
Hispanic suiza h6 was cool! I think that company was sort of like IF, making things like airplane engines and trucks along with expensive and exclusive cars
I feel ya dude. I have major health issues myself which prevent me from traveling. I'm all the way on the opposite coast from Jay. I, too, would LOVE to see the Nethercutt collection as well as others. But alas and alack, I have to settle for videos like these.
The car used in the film, Sunset Boulevard, was the #1587 owned in 1980's by Tom Monaghan and is now in Museo Dell'Automobile in Turin, Italy (since 1972). edited to add name of film! It's late 😊
Yet another car of beauty that I didn't know existed. Thank You for posting this. After adjusting for inflation that $12,000.00 comes out to $205,509.36.
@@inlangford Yes. I get that. But if you divided 202K by 50 (the factor between the model T and the Isotta), then a low priced car today would be $4K. Interestingly, if you use the 16.8 inflation factor, you arrive at the $4K number as well. So, this isn’t really working out, since modern cars average $46K, not $4K.
Very big thanks to The Nethercutt Collection for sending this great old car and Cameron to Jay Leno's Garage !! ☺ Awesome to see this rare beast out and working. Cameron Richards has turned in to a fabulous guest and fine spokesperson for The Nethercutt Collection. Also nice to see Jay passing on the knowledge to Cameron about *why* domestic Italian cars have had such small engines ( tax reasons - 21:08 ). Thanks a bunch! ☺
The Craven Collection in Toronto Canada had an IF 8C coupe. All black, with a chrome coiled cobra radiator cap. It was really impressive! Claudette Colbert was in a movie in the mid '30s where she was driving a new open top convertable Hisso roadster.
Frankly, I was surprised to discover that this was not one of yours. I am a suckered for Packards, believing in my heart that they never built a ugly one, just kinda weird in some cases.Yet it is saddens me to admit this, this is the most beautiful automobile I ever seen. Thank you so much for featuring it on your show.
I love that Jay is such a tactical person, he gently touches the different features he’s speaking about. I’m a very tactile person as well so I can appreciate and relate😀
Thanks for sharing Jay. Hoping you read this as we really need to see what you’re talking about. You talked about the splash pan below the engine, but the camera person didnt show it. Please have them show more of the car when youre talking about it. So much detail we miss.
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Just fantastic! You do such a great job in bringing us the history of the automotive world in such a compelling and interesting way! Loved the mentioning of the double-clutching, and also the audible ‘whine’ you nearly always heard on these 20s and 30s manual transmissions 2nd gears. I always admired this make car when Norma Desmond, in the movie Sunset Boulevard, went back to her movie studio some 25 years after the peak of her silent movie career. That car in the movie was obviously with the top removed. I remember the interior being so over the top! The signaling device to the chauffeur was so amazing and hilarious that they owner could not ‘speak to’ the driver! Thanks again for an incredible video and also thanks to Cameron Richards and Nethecut Collection for sharing this very impressive, and beautiful classic vehicle.
I know who Sergio Franchi is. He lived in Stonington CT. My father was friends with him. I had he opportunity as a child to see his cars at his home in his multiple garages. I was amazed at the beauty of his collection. They were in showroom condition. After his death, his wife showcased some of the collection at Foxwoods Casino and later sold off the cars and where they garages were , there are now houses there. It sickens me to see that. The property is now for sale. Beautiful home on what was originally 250 acres.
Thanks Jay, Cameron and the Nethercutt collection for sharing this video. Truely a stunning work of art. Utterly sublime craftsmanship. A very grand motor Car. And nothing today comes close .... Real Class to quote The Yellow Rolls Royce...
Jay, another great classic car video. On a historic note, the reason the first classic cars had open fronts, where a chauffeur would sit, is because they were designed exactly from horse carriages, where the horseman needed an open cab to control the horses with reins--they were truly the first "horseless carriages."
My dad gew up in New York in the 20's and as a kid he had a friend whose Dad sold these . They would go to the Showroom and look at these cars. He always said they were the most beautiful cars he had ever seen. Today the $12,000 price is equivalent to over $207,000 today ! "Through the eyes of school kid" !
Long after Jay is gone and driving his duezy on the highway to heaven, young people will continue to watch these videos and see automotive history explained and performed for many years to come. These videos aren’t just entertainment, they’re also documenting the past for those yet to be born. Thanks Jay!
Another brilliant video of a stunning vehicle that is pure kinetic art. Credit to both Mr Leno and Cameron for sharing with the wider public. Thoroughly enjoyed.
I always love seeing something from the Nethercutt. I've been there several times but it's extra special to see one of their cars running. Thanks again!
Your personal collection is incredible with such a wide range of vehicles. Further, your associates have similar collections and through your channel are shared with the world.! The best part is you, the owner who is such a "Down to earth" guy we would all welcome as a neighbour.
A big thank you again to Cameron and the Nethercutt Collection and Jay Leno for showing us these vehicles on the road! Wonderful to see, I especially liked the wining 2nd gear. Early on in the video is a shot of what looks like a cut-crystal glass brake light?? That plus the passenger instructions selector were just fabulous!
Gorgeous!!! Thank Nethercutt collection for letting Jay review them, please keep bringing them. I want to see the Twenty Grand Duesenberg. These are the cars that I love in the channel.
Thank you both for sharing this expeirence. What a BEAUTIFUL car! So romantic and stylish. Even the design on the front grill. I've never seen anything like this before.
What a beauty, really love these cars from this era. The signal light thing was hilarious, i think they were going for a nautical theme like those full ahead signals/levers for big ships. It would be about $188,000 in todays money.
The U.S. Inflation calculator shows 1928 - $12,000.00 to be 2022 - $207,912.98. I don't claim this is the definitive inflation calculator but it sure is a lot of money.
Hi Jay, I heard that the reason chauffeur compartments were open was because in those days they lived in the garage with their cars and did not have the modern baths that most people have these days. So they basically stank and an open front insured they passengers would not have to endure their b. o.
The disconnect is astounding. Maybe pay them more so they could get a place with a bath. I love cars but I'm no fan of the ignorant wealth gap that can be the underbelly of some of these cars.
I don't know who told you that but it is nonsense. A chauffeur or other working class person had as good hygiene as necessary. The real reason for the open chauffeur compartment was that they did not have modern heaters or defrosters so closed cars had foggy or frosty windows in cold damp weather. Also it was considered unhealthy to go back and forth between a heated car and the open air. Safer, and healthier to have an open unheated driving compartment and dress for the weather in a warm wool uniform and cap. The passenger compartment did not matter if they could see out or not and they did not have to get out to start the engine, open doors etc.
I found myself here after just watching Sunset Boulevard. As a teenager here in Australia (1980's) I remember my friend's dad had an Isotta Fraschini engine sitting outside his shed. I was always amazed at the size of the thing. The strange name always stuck with me, and I always wondered what the car looked like that had this huge engine. I mostly forgot about them until watching the movie. To see one in use on the road is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
This show is a highlight of my week and this car is beautiful. Keep showing the older stuff. I prefer it to the modern high performance cars. (I will never put a directions light for my passengers :-)
Stunning car! I love the incredible variety of cars the Jay shows off. How many channels are there which equally appreciate a Koenigsegg or a Duesenberg?
Nice Jay what an experience. Really appreciate the old er vintage of Horseless Carriages . When i was younger as a kid the local ford dealer had a carriage house full of antique cars . Mr Harper gave us kids a tour of his carriage house and a ride in something it was really cool machine. i was around 12 years old i think it was around 20;000 sq feet building most likely all redwood crazy . packed with old cars i think it had the steam and electric cars also It was prob. late sixties maybe 70s any way have an awesome day🤗
There was a banker in my city back in the 1960's who like Jay, routinely drove cars from his extensive collection around town. He had a Stutz Bearcat & most of his collection was from that era, 1900-1920, dozens of cars. He was funny, because he would wear period driving gear & costume, scarf, goggles, & all nonchalant, as if he were on a routine trip to the store! Can't exactly remember what happened to his collection? Seems like; he died around 1980. I think, that it was sold off piecemeal by the estate. Too bad, but I suppose, that it would have been difficult to keep the collection intact, & it was certainly better than being sent to the crusher. I should look up the details, as I'm going by my foggy memory. I remember, that the banker was somewhat of an "outside the box" thinker and was one of the first, if not the first, to emphasize having various physical branches of the bank for customer convenience. People take it for granted now, but 80 years ago, usually a bank had one location, so if you had to go to the bank, and you didn't live downtown, it could be a bit of an ordeal.
That’s a gorgeous car. Harkening the days when coach work was Coach Work. Stunning. $12,000.oo or 10 homes back in 1928. What are 10 houses worth today?
@@Complete.cyclepath Depends where you live. In my state you can't touch anything for under 500K and that's in the slums. Middle of the road is 700K-800K and more affluent over a million.
I worked on the restoration of an Isotta 8A in the early 1980s that belonged to Jimmy Filler in Birmingham Alabama. The 8A in NOT an overhead cam engine. It used a standard cam configuration with roller tappets and pushrods. If you look at the right side of the engine you’ll see there are two cast aluminum covers with the IF logo on them. These covers allow access to the roller tappets. It certainly is an overhead valve engine but it’s not overhead cam. Another thing I found while working on the car was that the cylinder head was actually made in two halves and if I recall correctly the two halves were bolted together. Yes Jay, I agree the cars were very truck like.
I had the honor of seeing one of these in person at the Misselwood Concours d'Elegance this year. It won best of show, which was no surprise. I was able to take some good 4K video of it and put it on my channel.
The car Rudolph Valentino ordered and died before he could receive it is currently in the Audrain collection. I got to see it a few months ago- beautiful!!!!
I'm never as impressed by the static displays some collections keep. Both Jay and The Nethercutt collections are working driving pieces of art. It's just so fantastic to be capable of living the experience of driving such grand automobiles.
Cameron is one of, if not the most bored sounding additions of the show, and always gets excited when he can demean the car and mention how "old" it is like it's a surpise.
I am the father of two boys and we watch every episode. I try to impress upon my boys that The designing and the making and production of cars is technical artistry. What a beautiful car. Please don’t stop showing the artistry and explaining the detail because The boys and I would really miss it .
Fantastic show, thanks Jay for this new discovery. Just a small detail more to the pronounciation of the car's brand and italian :in italian "SCH" is pronounced SK, so like FrasKini.The other way round "SC" is pronounced "SH", like for ham ham (prosciutto). Finalli "CC" (like Jeff Koon's girlfriend Cicciolina) is pronounced Tchitcchiolina, like in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.Pronounciation for the coachwork-builder Castagna is "Castania", as GNA in italian is pronounced Nia.The dashboard dials are partly french, by the way
I loved the look on Cameron's face every time Jay tried to get into third gear. "Yeah, it's important to double clutch" ... Double Clutch. D O U B L E C L U--- oh, never mind. Stunning car. I read somewhere that the Sunset Blvd car lost its woven cane exterior at some point. Can't remember who owns it now.
The car used in the film, "Sunset Boulevard", was the #1587 owned in 1980's by Tom Monaghan and is now in Museo Dell'Automobile in Turin, Italy (since 1972). I thought it looked familiar.
These type of cars with the rolling fingers and whatnot are unbelievably awesome I really enjoy watching and learning about them there's a lot of detail in style got to love it
Attention car designers. This is what we want. Not a larger ipad glued to the dash of another boring suv. This. Real beauty.
That is a cool comment :) If I am not mistaken, certain types of movie-productions try to refrain from using smartphones or tablet devices since they are emotionally connected to everyday life and work. Maybe a sentiment that will play a role in future car design.
This car cost $12,000 in 1928. I'm sure if you have $206,704.19 today, you can get your car without an iPad on the dash.
@@91Bear Where? I would love to see where there is an equivalent, ultra luxury car today for that money and that doesn't use lazy design and a touch screen.
@@siraff4461 Wiessmann Roadster was like this.
The problem isn's an issue. With electric power, who needs aerodynamics ?
A lot of work went into this old girl, and it's evident from bumper to bumper. Beautiful car, Jay, and thanks for showing it to us.
I think its great that Nethercutt keeps these classic works of art in running condition, and we get to see them on the road. Thanks Jay and Cameron! I'll definitely stop by the Nethercutt Collection next time I'm in LA.
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Same here. Gotta see this collection.
This is the first time in we’ve seen Nethercutts cars out. All the rich men at pebble beach get to, not us. That’s truth
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@@mikewhitehead7118 Actually the drive them regular basis to lunch and just drives etc.
I have been to the Museum.
Jay's consistent engagement with the younger generation of auto enthusiasts - from curators of world-famous automotive museums to the average Joe who did a nice job restoring his BMW 2002 tii - is such an admirable trait. He's consciously engaging with these younger guys almost as an unspoken duty to preserve a broader interest in the classic auto history to carry on the stories and his legacy. Good on you Jay, and wow, what a stunning motor! Thanks again!
I found it kind of funny that Jay knows more about the technical side of antique cars and the 'do's and don'ts' than Cameron. And its not even Jay's profession!
You mean the useless young dude in the video??
Jay's the only guy in the world who's consistently driving 8 figure cars in city traffic.
And likely one of very few that might be able to fix it if it broke down too!
@@bradpriebe9218 not really a matter of money, a lot these cars if wrecked would be irreplaceable.
But the way Jay sees it if they aren't being driven they really being experienced and there is not reason to have it.
Well, when one is worth 300 million dollars, one can drive 8 figure cars in city traffic! Because one can afford to fix or replace them in the event of an accident.
@@retroguy9494 except a lot of these vehicles are completely irreplaceable. Money can't buy everything.
@@Mrcaffinebean Well, it can come awful close! Jay is famous for doing complete ground up restorations. Right down to the frame. If he cannot find parts, he literally finds companies that will make them for him as he is able to get the original manufacturer specs. He's very good at it.
Did you see the video on the Duesenberg he bought in New York City that had been owned by the Strauss heirs? You know, the ones that owned Macy's and went down on the Titanic? The car was basically trash. But since Jay is the second owner, he literally had the entire car rebuilt. He even had screws manufactured because he could not get the originals. I heard it cost him over $200K! But that car sure is beautiful.
I don't see an accident so severe that the car cannot be rebuilt. Unless the frame is bent beyond straightening and he cannot get or have another one built.
The chemistry between these two guys has gotten great, no interrupting and they bounce of eachother naturally! Great to see. Great for this format
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Nethercutt guy is a goof. Clearly somebody's nephew.
Jay Leno is the same with everyone whether he's interviewing the president or speaking to the guy changing his oil.
@@tolanstout You think he's a goof? Really? I think he's kind of hot! He sure looks fine sitting in the back seat of that car!
@@tolanstout He's the youngest member of the Nethercutt family and, in this video as well as others, has clearly demonstrated a deep knowledge of the cars in the Nethercutt collection. He is probably set to inherit it all eventually, and just like any inheritor of something so large and complex that affects many people should do, he is involved in daily operations of the collection and probably regularly taught by his father about the cars he will eventually be curating solo. He kept a constant conversation going with Jay, and Jay almost never interrupts him (the way he does with many of his guests) so that right there is a sign of respect.
Another great one from Jay. Coincidentally, I recently bought a book on cars built from 1886-1940, authored by Rob De La Rive Box. The I.F is featured. I did not know that I.F produced a smaller car designed by 18 year old Ettore Bugatti! In 1910, I.F were the first producer to construct cars with 4 wheel brakes and later, they were first manufacturer to build a straight 8. Apparently, this was bored out to 7372 c.c. producing 160 bhp @ 3000 rpm. What an amazing car the 8a and later, the 8b were. I had never heard of them until I bought my book. Thanks Jay!
in an old autocar magazine from 1904 there is an account of an French made inline 8 from 1887. Although I have yet to find the engine anywhere.
I believe the high powered version was called the ' Tipo Spinto '
According to Borgeson, the little I.F. (Model F.E.N.C.) was designed by the long forgotten Giuseppe Stefanini whose design inspired the layout of the small Bugattis. Ettore did not work for I.F.
The Type 8 A only had 2400 rpm, later the Type 8 B had 3000 rpm.
Thanks Nethercutt Museum for sharing this rare marque!!!
It's truck-like qualities definitely resonate over the screen, along with it's delicate artisan qualities.
This would've made one hell of a tow truck conversion, which were the fate of more than a few of these kinda cars by the '40s.
They were more truck-like than the trucks of the time! This could probably pull a whole line-up of AA Ford trucks.
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My F350 crew cab 4x4 diesel longbed weights 8300 lbs.
@@TheBandit7613 Not sure I get your point. I'm not sure you know what a AA Ford truck is.
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@@TheBandit7613 You had the standard Model A pickup from '28-'31 - the Model AA was its 3/4 ton(ish) bigger brother.
A word to describe this car is classy. It oozes the class and sophistication of the late Twenties. Mr. Demille, this car is ready for its close up.
I cant ever get enough of these old cars, they are so beautiful! My favorite content on here! Cars that are coming up on a 100 years, so mad! :D
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Why so mad?
I sure wish I could afford just ONE of the kind of cars Jay has in his collection. But they are way out of my price range. I do have a couple classic cars and one antique but they really aren't rare cars.
Ahh, there it is. At last. The magnificent Isotta Fraschini Landaulet Type 8A.
Thank you for finding and having Nethercutt Collection/Museum show everybody this fine jewel of a vehicle. An absolute beauty. The lines. The body design.
I've been waiting so long for this, that I had forgotten my desperate request for it some time ago.
To be motored is different from driving.
The intercom........ My H-bomb for this intercom.
And if this vehicle could talk, it would say: "I'm big. It's the automobile industry that got small".
Thanks man for taking the time and going through the efforts of showing this beauty.
Much appreciated.
Regards from Denmark, Scandinavia.
Oh.....have you had a look into the Bessler Brothers and their high pressure steam powered airplane that apparently was so silent, that the pilot could yell down during a fly over and ask someone to put the kettle over the stove, so that he could have a cup of coffee after landing.
Loving the Nethercutt collection! Thank you for having these on the show
Another stupendous work of car art.
Thanks to the Nerthercutt Collection, Cameron and Jay for showing us this rolling work of art.
Just wow.
I like how Jay teaches and educates. Especially how young Cameron is, priceless knowledge. Love these older obscure cars the best and glad places like this preserve them!
Yes I picked up on that too. Jay definitely knows a LOT more than Cameron about antique cars. And its not even his profession! Jay is like a walking encyclopedia of how these cars used to be run back in the day. He knows all the 'do's and don'ts' it seems!
Though the Sunset Blvd car looks NOTHING like this car and as I thought all Isotta fans knew, is in a museum in Italy (?).
But constantly mispronounces the cars’ names or flat out gets them wrong. 🤯
What a phenomenon. Engine, styling, materials, the get up, the detailing, the classy paint work...all things being equal, what really got to me was that deep deep growl of the straight-8. From way down under...wow.
Another member of automotive royalty! Wonderful! Looking forward to the Maybach and the Hispano-Suiza H6! I’m handicapped and traveling is difficult- I’ll never make it to Nethercutt. Thank you Cameron for sharing these priceless cars with Jay-and us!
Hispanic suiza h6 was cool! I think that company was sort of like IF, making things like airplane engines and trucks along with expensive and exclusive cars
The Isotta was made for silent and smooth cruising with chauffeur while the Hispano-Suiza was for the sporty self driver.
I feel ya dude. I have major health issues myself which prevent me from traveling. I'm all the way on the opposite coast from Jay. I, too, would LOVE to see the Nethercutt collection as well as others. But alas and alack, I have to settle for videos like these.
@@Chris-ce7ve That's not entirely true. Hispano-Suiza DID in fact make several models of limousine to be chauffer driven.
The Nethercutt Museum is an easy drive from anywhere in LA / Orange County. On top of that the main collection is free entry! Well worth a visit.
Livin' vicariously through Jay's Garage 👍
The car used in the film, Sunset Boulevard, was the #1587 owned in 1980's by Tom Monaghan and is now in Museo Dell'Automobile in Turin, Italy (since 1972).
edited to add name of film! It's late 😊
Very true! Also the one used in Sunset Boulevard was a 1929!
Yet another car of beauty that I didn't know existed. Thank You for posting this. After adjusting for inflation that $12,000.00 comes out to $205,509.36.
You beat me to it Robert, Beautiful Car to make an appearence.
I knew the name, but the only thing I knew about it was what I saw in Sunset Boulevard.
I calculated it differently. I used the factor from a model T to the Isotta. Mine came out to $2.3M.
@@inlangford Yes. I get that. But if you divided 202K by 50 (the factor between the model T and the Isotta), then a low priced car today would be $4K. Interestingly, if you use the 16.8 inflation factor, you arrive at the $4K number as well. So, this isn’t really working out, since modern cars average $46K, not $4K.
I'm afraid it's quite more than what- if a house was maybe 2000 then this car was 6 times more. What's the average price of a house in US right now?
Very big thanks to The Nethercutt Collection for sending this great old car and Cameron to Jay Leno's Garage !! ☺
Awesome to see this rare beast out and working. Cameron Richards has turned in to a fabulous guest and fine spokesperson for The Nethercutt Collection. Also nice to see Jay passing on the knowledge to Cameron about *why* domestic Italian cars have had such small engines ( tax reasons - 21:08 ). Thanks a bunch! ☺
The Craven Collection in Toronto Canada had an IF 8C coupe. All black, with a chrome coiled cobra radiator cap. It was really impressive!
Claudette Colbert was in a movie in the mid '30s where she was driving a new open top convertable Hisso roadster.
This Nethercutt series has been amazing. Great to get a glimpse into this world.
Frankly, I was surprised to discover that this was not one of yours. I am a suckered for Packards, believing in my heart that they never built a ugly one, just kinda weird in some cases.Yet it is saddens me to admit this, this is the most beautiful automobile I ever seen. Thank you so much for featuring it on your show.
I love that Jay is such a tactical person, he gently touches the different features he’s speaking about. I’m a very tactile person as well so I can appreciate and relate😀
Italian elegance and old world craftsmanship. Molto bello!
These cars are really why I watch your show. You Jay, are a true car guy. You love all era's of vehicles. I really love your 1916 coal truck.
Sunset Boulevard.
Gloria Swanson in the back. And Erich von Stroheim ('Max') at the wheel.
My first thought as well. Would have been great if they had cruised this down Sunset.
Amen, another beauty! Jay Leno's garage and Nethercutt, hell yes! Thank you Cameron, thank you Jay
Art on wheels. There will never be anything as beautiful as old cars.
Thanks for sharing Jay. Hoping you read this as we really need to see what you’re talking about. You talked about the splash pan below the engine, but the camera person didnt show it. Please have them show more of the car when youre talking about it. So much detail we miss.
broo he aint gonna read lmao💀💀
@@cheesemanexe116 For sure he is not going to reply.
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@@saulespino2510 yes
Do you think we really need to see a splash pan?
OMG. That is a BEAUTIFUL car...I mean work of art.
Just fantastic! You do such a great job in bringing us the history of the automotive world in such a compelling and interesting way! Loved the mentioning of the double-clutching, and also the audible ‘whine’ you nearly always heard on these 20s and 30s manual transmissions 2nd gears.
I always admired this make car when Norma Desmond, in the movie Sunset Boulevard, went back to her movie studio some 25 years after the peak of her silent movie career. That car in the movie was obviously with the top removed. I remember the interior being so over the top! The signaling device to the chauffeur was so amazing and hilarious that they owner could not ‘speak to’ the driver!
Thanks again for an incredible video and also thanks to Cameron Richards and Nethecut Collection for sharing this very impressive, and beautiful classic vehicle.
Masterpiece. Still looks new. Precious
Absolutely a beautiful car. Definitely a work of art. Thanks for sharing this car with all of us.
I know who Sergio Franchi is. He lived
in Stonington CT. My father was friends with him. I had he opportunity as a child to see his cars at his home in his multiple garages. I was amazed at the beauty of his collection. They were in showroom condition. After his death, his wife showcased some of the collection at Foxwoods Casino and later sold off the cars and where they garages were , there are now houses there. It sickens me to see that. The property is now for sale. Beautiful home on what was originally 250 acres.
Thanks Jay, Cameron and the Nethercutt collection for sharing this video. Truely a stunning work of art. Utterly sublime craftsmanship. A very grand motor Car. And nothing today comes close .... Real Class to quote The Yellow Rolls Royce...
Jay, another great classic car video. On a historic note, the reason the first classic cars had open fronts, where a chauffeur would sit, is because they were designed exactly from horse carriages, where the horseman needed an open cab to control the horses with reins--they were truly the first "horseless carriages."
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Of all the cars that Jay has driven for us to enjoy his love of cars. This car plucks my heart strings more than any other.
This makes me miss a time I never lived in but appreciate the quality and artistry of things produced in that era.
My dad gew up in New York in the 20's and as a kid he had a friend whose Dad sold these . They would go to the Showroom and look at these cars. He always said they were the most beautiful cars he had ever seen. Today the $12,000 price is equivalent to over $207,000 today ! "Through the eyes of school kid" !
Long after Jay is gone and driving his duezy on the highway to heaven, young people will continue to watch these videos and see automotive history explained and performed for many years to come. These videos aren’t just entertainment, they’re also documenting the past for those yet to be born. Thanks Jay!
Can't explain how much this moves me. Just glorious.
Jay, you & Cameron are a great team. We po folks love to see these classics! Please live longer than I do!
Another brilliant video of a stunning vehicle that is pure kinetic art. Credit to both Mr Leno and Cameron for sharing with the wider public. Thoroughly enjoyed.
I always love seeing something from the Nethercutt. I've been there several times but it's extra special to see one of their cars running. Thanks again!
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Your personal collection is incredible with such a wide range of vehicles. Further, your associates have similar collections and through your channel are shared with the world.! The best part is you, the owner who is such a "Down to earth" guy we would all welcome as a neighbour.
A big thank you again to Cameron and the Nethercutt Collection and Jay Leno for showing us these vehicles on the road! Wonderful to see, I especially liked the wining 2nd gear. Early on in the video is a shot of what looks like a cut-crystal glass brake light?? That plus the passenger instructions selector were just fabulous!
Gorgeous!!! Thank Nethercutt collection for letting Jay review them, please keep bringing them. I want to see the Twenty Grand Duesenberg. These are the cars that I love in the channel.
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Literally jaw dropping. Beautiful. Thanks Jay!!
You're right 👍 Huge thanks ! I'm at the happy point of no return...
Thank you both for sharing this expeirence. What a BEAUTIFUL car! So romantic and stylish. Even the design on the front grill. I've never seen anything like this before.
What a beauty, really love these cars from this era. The signal light thing was hilarious, i think they were going for a nautical theme like those full ahead signals/levers for big ships.
It would be about $188,000 in todays money.
The U.S. Inflation calculator shows 1928 - $12,000.00 to be 2022 - $207,912.98. I don't claim this is the definitive inflation calculator but it sure is a lot of money.
$12,000 in 1928 money is worth $207,912.98 today but I doubt that money would buy that car today.
It’s likely a $500,000+ car
@@paulsullivan6392 Thanks, I was wondering.
Considering modern inflation, i think the ratio is 20:1, meaning $ 240 000.
Ol' Jay is so comfortable driving that valuable car. I'd be nervous taking it out the driveway.
Hi Jay, I heard that the reason chauffeur compartments were open was because in those days they lived in the garage with their cars and did not have the modern baths that most people have these days. So they basically stank and an open front insured they passengers would not have to endure their b. o.
The disconnect is astounding. Maybe pay them more so they could get a place with a bath. I love cars but I'm no fan of the ignorant wealth gap that can be the underbelly of some of these cars.
I don't know who told you that but it is nonsense. A chauffeur or other working class person had as good hygiene as necessary. The real reason for the open chauffeur compartment was that they did not have modern heaters or defrosters so closed cars had foggy or frosty windows in cold damp weather. Also it was considered unhealthy to go back and forth between a heated car and the open air. Safer, and healthier to have an open unheated driving compartment and dress for the weather in a warm wool uniform and cap. The passenger compartment did not matter if they could see out or not and they did not have to get out to start the engine, open doors etc.
This was taken over from the age of the horse carriages.
I found myself here after just watching Sunset Boulevard. As a teenager here in Australia (1980's) I remember my friend's dad had an Isotta Fraschini engine sitting outside his shed. I was always amazed at the size of the thing. The strange name always stuck with me, and I always wondered what the car looked like that had this huge engine. I mostly forgot about them until watching the movie. To see one in use on the road is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
I love the Nethercutt and I’m so glad you’re showing them now.
Absolutely my favorite color combo that I've seen. Beautiful car, beautiful craftsmanship.
This show is a highlight of my week and this car is beautiful. Keep showing the older stuff. I prefer it to the modern high performance cars. (I will never put a directions light for my passengers :-)
Wholeheartedly agree! Show us those vintage works of art. The modern stuff is meh.
This vehicle is absolutely stunning.
Can't get enough of the Nethercutt Collection
Wow a actual OHC crossflow head on a inline 8 from that era. Very nice indeed.
Thanks Jay !
Absolutely stunning car! An amazing work of art.
Jay Leno giving the guy who brought the car a lesson in the history of the car he brought. A master curator of cars imo
Gorgeous car. Thank You for showing us this beauty. I love the art deco touches.
Thanks Jay for showing a car I have never heard of before and Nethercutt for maintaining and sharing their collection with us.
Stunning car! I love the incredible variety of cars the Jay shows off. How many channels are there which equally appreciate a Koenigsegg or a Duesenberg?
Now, this is why I watch this channel!
Holy cow, what a beautiful beast!
Nice Jay what an experience. Really appreciate the old er vintage of Horseless Carriages . When i was younger as a kid the local ford dealer had a carriage house full of antique cars . Mr Harper gave us kids a tour of his carriage house and a ride in something it was really cool machine. i was around 12 years old i think it was around 20;000 sq feet building most likely all redwood crazy . packed with old cars i think it had the steam and electric cars also It was prob. late sixties maybe 70s any way have an awesome day🤗
There was a banker in my city back in the 1960's who like Jay, routinely drove cars from his extensive collection around town. He had a Stutz Bearcat & most of his collection was from that era, 1900-1920, dozens of cars. He was funny, because he would wear period driving gear & costume, scarf, goggles, & all nonchalant, as if he were on a routine trip to the store! Can't exactly remember what happened to his collection? Seems like; he died around 1980. I think, that it was sold off piecemeal by the estate. Too bad, but I suppose, that it would have been difficult to keep the collection intact, & it was certainly better than being sent to the crusher.
I should look up the details, as I'm going by my foggy memory. I remember, that the banker was somewhat of an "outside the box" thinker and was one of the first, if not the first, to emphasize having various physical branches of the bank for customer convenience. People take it for granted now, but 80 years ago, usually a bank had one location, so if you had to go to the bank, and you didn't live downtown, it could be a bit of an ordeal.
The gear whine reminds me of the old tractors we had on the farm. Leaves me feeling nostalgic for our Oliver 88.
That’s a gorgeous car. Harkening the days when coach work was Coach Work.
Stunning.
$12,000.oo or 10 homes back in 1928. What are 10 houses worth today?
Jesus. Around me 175 to 250k apiece. 1.75 to 2.5 million altogether then. Or you could spend that on one nice place on the lake 10 miles from us
@@Complete.cyclepath Depends where you live. In my state you can't touch anything for under 500K and that's in the slums. Middle of the road is 700K-800K and more affluent over a million.
So it was priced like the hypercars of today for a few million, yet far more than any luxury car you can get today.
Inflation calculater says the car would cost $207,912.98. You can find houses for less but probably not in New England or California.
@@57WillysCJ houses were less valued then or rather their value has been hyper inflated since WW2.
I worked on the restoration of an Isotta 8A in the early 1980s that belonged to Jimmy Filler in Birmingham Alabama. The 8A in NOT an overhead cam engine. It used a standard cam configuration with roller tappets and pushrods. If you look at the right side of the engine you’ll see there are two cast aluminum covers with the IF logo on them. These covers allow access to the roller tappets. It certainly is an overhead valve engine but it’s not overhead cam. Another thing I found while working on the car was that the cylinder head was actually made in two halves and if I recall correctly the two halves were bolted together. Yes Jay, I agree the cars were very truck like.
A great piece of engineering genius! As its said so many times they dont make anything like this anymore
I had the honor of seeing one of these in person at the Misselwood Concours d'Elegance this year. It won best of show, which was no surprise. I was able to take some good 4K video of it and put it on my channel.
The car Rudolph Valentino ordered and died before he could receive it is currently in the Audrain collection. I got to see it a few months ago- beautiful!!!!
I'm never as impressed by the static displays some collections keep. Both Jay and The Nethercutt collections are working driving pieces of art. It's just so fantastic to be capable of living the experience of driving such grand automobiles.
Cameron always brings some really unique cars for Jay to review!
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Cameron is one of, if not the most bored sounding additions of the show, and always gets excited when he can demean the car and mention how "old" it is like it's a surpise.
This collection never ceases to amaze me. What a machine!
Cameron must have one of, if not the most desirable job in the classic car community.. Nice Gig if you can get it..
Ugly color
I am the father of two boys and we watch every episode. I try to impress upon my boys that The designing and the making and production of cars is technical artistry. What a beautiful car. Please don’t stop showing the artistry and explaining the detail because The boys and I would really miss it .
Fantastic show, thanks Jay for this new discovery. Just a small detail more to the pronounciation of the car's brand and italian :in italian "SCH" is pronounced SK, so like FrasKini.The other way round "SC" is pronounced "SH", like for ham ham (prosciutto). Finalli "CC" (like Jeff Koon's girlfriend Cicciolina) is pronounced Tchitcchiolina, like in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.Pronounciation for the coachwork-builder Castagna is "Castania", as GNA in italian is pronounced Nia.The dashboard dials are partly french, by the way
Man I Love the Nethercutts cars. It's THE museum I'd most like to visit. That Maybach they have is monstrously special.
ooooooh boy, that is one gorgeous car. Thanks Jay for showing and thank you to the Nethercutt's for restoring and keeping.
It's incredible the museum brings these magnificent automobiles to Jays.....thank you !!!!!!
Beautiful old car, hand crafted quality every part of it would have hand made!!
Cameron delivering the goods again for us...thank you Nethercutt Collection.
Hi Jay, the later cars (Type 8B) from 1931-34 had more power, rated at 160hp.
Beautiful old car. One of the finest I've seen from it's time period..
Thanks !
Absolutely beautiful car!!!!
Jay thank you for showing us these beautiful cars. The average person would never get a chance to see a hand built piece of art like this .
The actual Isotta Fraschini car featured in "Sunset Boulevard" is currently preserved at the automobile museum in Turin (Italy) .
Grotesque green
And looks NOTHING like the one in Jay's video. Sheeesh.
DEAR JAY... I LOVE YOUR VIDS.. I LOVE ALL YOUR CARS... THIS ONE IS MAGNIFICENT!! TO SAY THE LEAST. LOVE DUESIES TOO.
I loved the look on Cameron's face every time Jay tried to get into third gear. "Yeah, it's important to double clutch" ... Double Clutch. D O U B L E C L U--- oh, never mind.
Stunning car. I read somewhere that the Sunset Blvd car lost its woven cane exterior at some point. Can't remember who owns it now.
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I think Jays from that old adage when changing gears - If you can't findem - grindem
The car used in the film, "Sunset Boulevard", was the #1587 owned in 1980's by Tom Monaghan and is now in Museo Dell'Automobile in Turin, Italy (since 1972). I thought it looked familiar.
Cool, thanks!
Appreciate Jay's support for such great classics and those that devote the resources to keep them safe for future generations
That is an absolutely beautiful car, I prefer stuff from the 50's but I'd be lying if I said I didn't like classical cars as well.
These type of cars with the rolling fingers and whatnot are unbelievably awesome I really enjoy watching and learning about them there's a lot of detail in style got to love it
Where is the Cadillac Celestiq
Thanks Jay.
Glad you mentioned 'Sunset Boulevard'. I remember that car.
According to the inflation calculator. $12,000 in 1928 is equivalent to $207,912 today
One of the most beautiful ones I've ever seen